Episode 207: Chest Fitting

What this episode covers

Chests come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes – and patterns usually don’t. In this episode, we go over the ways that patterns are shaped (or not) to accommodate a bust, how you can tell if you need a pattern adjustment, and how to adjust patterns to fit your unique chest. The transcript for this episode is on this page at the end of the show notes. Previous episodes mentioned: Episode 197: Fitting Expert Advice with Alexandra Morgan From the listener question: “Understanding Thread Tension on Your Sewing Machine” in Threads Magazine Resources: “A Guide to Pattern Cup Sizes (and a Handy Reference)” by Michelle on the Curvy Sewing Collective blog “How to Measure a Pattern to Assess its Fit” by Barbara Emodi in Threads Magazine <img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-4830" src="https://i0.wp.com/lovetosewpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/20

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